Shab

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SHAB

Arabic word meaning "adolescent" or "youth"; plural shabab (m.) or shabiba (f.). The term is used in the media to designate young Palestinians participating in the first Intifada or the al-Aqsa Intifada.

SEE ALSO Aqsa Intifada, al-;Intifada (1987–1993).

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